In recent years, policymakers have become increasingly interested in exploring the relationship between public benefits rules and marriage. This interest has, in part, been prompted by social science research findings that, on average, children do best when raised by their two married, biological parents who have a low-conflict relationship. Interest has also been fueled by claims that marriage enhancement would be a viable anti-poverty strategy. A recent CLASP publication explores this research and concludes that, while it is no substitute for other efforts to reduce poverty (such as increasing educational attainment, providing job training, taking steps to improve job quality for low-wage workers, strengthening child support enforcement, improving access to work supports, and reducing racial discrimination), encouraging healthy marriage can be part of an antipoverty strategy.